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TIL an 18th century man faked his own death to see how people would react. When his wife didn’t cry he caned her.

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5VeLD Today I learned: New England was originally called New Holland, but after the Dutch won the battle against the Brits over who got control over Suriname, the Dutch gave up their colonies in the North Region of America, and it's why New York used to be called New Amsterdam.
mKaP TIL James Cameron was the person who sketched Jack’s nude portrait of Rose for Titanic (1997). The nude scene was also DiCaprio and Winslet’s first scene together.
1oVX TIL after an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped, three lions chased off the kidnappers and stayed with her until police arrived, leaving her unharmed
rQmW TIL the average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950’s
jNa6a TIL there are children in Kosovo named "Tonibler", named after Tony Blair for his support of the 1999 NATO bombing in Yugoslavia.